Famous Cricketers No 54 - Stan McCabe

113. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, December 24, 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) c J.B.Robertson b A.C.B.Langton 34 250 6 2 11 0 157 not out 189 274-2 9 1 30 2 B.Mitchell c W.A.S.Oldfield 491 A.D.Nourse c E.L.McCormick 114. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, January (1), 2, 3, 4 (Australia won by an innings and 78 runs) c and b X.C.Balaskas 0 362-8d 2 1 9 1 H.F.Wade c and b 102 1 - - - - 182 115. Australians v Eastern Province, Port Elizabeth, January 7, 8 (Australians won by an innings and 144 runs) c J.O.Young b E.Q.Davies 18 325 92 89 116. Australians v Border, East London, January 11, 13, 14 (Australians won by an innings and 14 runs) c G.V.Wienand b R.Evans 115 351 15 7 19 0 209 1 5 2 11 0 128 1 117. Australians v Orange Free State & Basutoland, Bloemfontein, January 18, 20 (Australians won by an innings and 146 runs) c C.J.Kaplan b H.L.E.Promnitz 112 361-4d 6 2 4 1 C.J.Kaplan lbw 88 3 0 8 0 127 118. Australians v Griqualand West, Kimberley, January 31, February 1, 3 (Australians won by an innings and 105 runs) c and b J.Waddington 19 423-6d 19 2 56 1 C.W.Travers lbw 198 8 2 20 1 T.H.Boggan b 120 119. Australians v Rhodesia, Bulawayo, February 8, 10, 11 (Match drawn) c J.de L.Thompson b A.Hyde 0 357 18 4 46 1 J.de L.Thompson lbw 157-4 120. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, February 15, 17 (Australia won by an innings and 184 runs) b E.Q.Davies 40 439 5 2 21 0 157 2 1 1 0 98 121. Australians v Natal, Durban, February 22, 24, 25 (Match drawn) c W.W.Wade b M.E.Pennington 17 256 12 1 33 0 272 c and b E.L.Dalton 5 326-9d 30-1 122. AUSTRALIA v SOUTH AFRICA, Durban, February 28, 29, March 2, 3 (Australia won by an innings and 6 runs) c and b B.Mitchell 1 455 7 0 20 0 222 2 0 11 0 227 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 7 2 420 189* 84.00 2 - 1 Other matches 8 9 0 380 112 42.22 2 1 2 Tour 13 16 2 800 189* 57.14 4 1 3 Career 122 168 18 7830 240 52.20 21 39 90 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5wi 10wm Test matches 45 8 136 3 2-30 45.33 - - Other matches 105 26 240 4 1-4 60.00 - - Tour (6-ball) 150 34 376 7 2-30 53.71 - - Career (6-ball) 977.5 226 } 4402 129 5-36 34.12 1 - (8-ball) 638.7 108 1936/37 McCabe had his most successful season in Australia, finishing just 44 runs short of 1000, scoring 1 hundred and 9 fifties. The hundred came in his last innings of the season, in which he hit the English bowlers for 112 runs in 163 minutes, including 16 fours. He gave chances at 11, 63 and 86, Ames, Allen and Farnes being the culprits. He shared in a third wicket partnership of 249 with Bradman, 21